Judge Stays Pentagon’s Labeling of Anthropic as ‘Supply Chain Risk’
The decision is an early victory for the artificial intelligence company in a rancorous legal battle with the Department of Justice.
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Safety Experts Considered LaGuardia Challenging but Not an Outlier
Regulators, pilots and others in aviation have worried about the kind of runway accident that happened at LaGuardia Airport on Sunday.
MTN invests in AI network start-up alongside Nvidia
MTN’s digital infrastructure arm has invested in a US start-up building AI-powered radio access network technology.
Elon Musk’s X advertising boycott lawsuit dismissed by US judge
US District Judge Jane Boyle said the company had failed to show it had suffered any harm under federal competition laws.
Binance Under Fire After Reports That $1.7 Billion in Crypto Flowed to Iran
The world’s largest crypto exchange is under fire after investigators found accounts moving $1.7 billion to Iranian entities. Clues about those accounts were in plain sight for over a year.
U.S. Accuses NewYork-Presbyterian of Reaching Deals That Kept Costs High
The Justice Department sued the large New York health system, saying it restricted insurance companies from offering patients cheaper options.
War kills rate cut hopes as Reserve Bank warns of inflation spike
The Reserve Bank held its repo rate at 6.75% as the Iran war threatens to push inflation sharply higher.
Snapchat Investigated in Europe Over Child Safety Policies
Regulators in Brussels accused the social media platform of maintaining a weak age-verification system, and steering younger users toward inappropriate experiences.
Ancestor Honor: When Memory Becomes Medicine
In many African homes, history does not live in books, but it lives in people. In stories told at family gatherings, in names passed down through generations, in quiet knowledge carried by elders about who we are, where we come from, and even the illnesses that seem to follow certain bloodlines. But what happens when […]
Shield AI, a Start-Up Making Military Drones, Raises $2 Billion
The company, which develops autonomous military technology, also plans to buy a maker of simulation software as interest in next-generation defense soars.
Vodacom’s VodaBucks Loyalty Platform Earns Yet Another Excellence Award
Vodacom’s VodaBucks loyalty platform has once again been recognised for excellence, taking home multiple prestigious accolades at the inaugural African Loyalty Awards. These included Best Programme: Telco, Best Use of Gamification, Best Long-Term Loyalty Programme in Southern Africa, and Best Overall Long-Term Loyalty Programme of the Year in Africa. The awards celebrate Africa’s most...
Setback for South Africa’s electricity market reform
South Africa’s wholesale power market was set to launch on 1 April – that date has now slipped.
Solly Malatsi’s Post Office gamble
The Post Office rescue is stuck between a minister who wants to wait and BRPs who say time has run out.
‘The era of impunity is over’: What next for big tech after landmark social media verdict?
The ruling could be the beginning of the end of the social media era as we know it, writes the BBC Technology Editor Zoe Kleinman.
Juries Take the Lead in the Push for Child Online Safety
A pair of verdicts held social media companies accountable for harming young users, highlighting a growing backlash as Congress struggles to pass legislation.
In ‘The AI Doc,’ Sam Altman and Dario Amodei Go on the Record
“The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist” tries to cover so much that it ends up being more confusing than clarifying, but parts are fascinating.
Durban’s finance leaders are done with AI theatre
Durban’s finance leaders have seen enough AI demos – now they want systems that act on real data, says Sage.
The conflict of interest at the heart of PayShap’s slow adoption
PayShap will only truly work when it reaches critical mass. Three years in, is that it hasn’t done so. Here’s why.
Africa powers mobile money to $2-trillion milestone
Global mobile money transactions surpassed $2-trillion in 2025, doubling in just four years, with Africa driving the growth.
The R16-billion tech giant hiding in plain sight
Datatec’s 361% five-year total shareholder return puts it among the best-performing tech stocks on the JSE.
Defend your cloud with Altron Digital Business
Altron Digital Business helps organisations protect cloud workloads with Microsoft Defender managed services.